Display-box



DISPLAY BOX.

APPLICATION man 00121,919.

Pamtmanltedi July 192ML.

2 SHEETS-SHEET M. M. SHAPIRQ.

DISPLAY Box.

` APPLICATION FILED 0CT.21,199. MWM TL Mmmm@ July 6 Mm.,

2 SHEETS-SHEEI 2.

MRRS MAX SHAEIRU, l? PflllLdllElLJPI-Hl, PENNSYLVANIL'A.

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`have invented certain new and usefull lml provenients in, Display-Boxes, of which the lili Ell

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following is a specificatiomreference being lhad to the accompanying drawings.

lli/ly invention relates to multiple cell boxes adapted to contain a plurality ofsmall boxes for display purposes and for other purposes where a multiple cell box is required. its a display box is ordinarily positioned on a counter or in a store window, it is desirable that the exposed parts thereof'shall present a neat and attractive appearance both when the display box is completely filled with the smaller boxes, as when it has been freshly opened, as well as aftersome of 'the small boxes havebeen removed and certainy of the compartmepts or cells in. 'the display box thereby. emptied., y

llnthe manufacture of multiple cell display boxes'as at present conducted, the individual cells are each formed separately from a suitable cardboard blank, then assembled in a separately formed tray or container and secured therein by a suitable adhesive. Thereafter, finishing strips of paper are pasted over the rongh edges of the cardboard forming the walls of the cells to cover the same and a strip of paper is also pasted around the external periphery of the tray and folded inwardly "over the adjacent sides of the cells for a similar purpose. Vl`hese several operations involve a relatively large expenditure of time thereby enhancing the lcost of the box.` while, moreover', it is extremelydiiiicult'to produce a completed article of the attractive appearance and finish.

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A principal object of my invention is to produce a multiple cell box in which the several cells are formed from a single blank which may be cut out and creased or scored in a die press in one operation, then folded ina peculiar manner to form the individual cells and assembled in a tray or container. It. further object of my invention is to avoid the necessity of employing strips of paper to cover the edges of the walls of the in-l dividual cells, as is required when the cells Specincation of Letters Patent.

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Application iled october 21, 11919. vSerial No. 33am?.

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formed, bands of color contrasting with the body of the blank so that 4When the blank is folded these bands will follow and define the walls of the individual cells.

Still further objects of my invention are to provide a multiple cell box having the foregoing 'characteristics and' advantages,- whlch may be manufactured with a very small number of operations` and at a relatlvely low cost, and which, when completed,

. will present anV extremely neat and attractiveappearance, thereby peculiarly adaptl mg 1t for the display of high grade goods.

My invention further comprises allof the other various novel objects and features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more particularly referred to or described. u ln the accompanying drawings, ll have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, the box illustrated being one hav ing six individual cells or compartments, although it will be understood that the inventlon may be readily adapted to themanufacture of boxes havinga greater or less number of cells. ln the drawings, Figure 1 `1s a -top plan view of the cut and scored blank 4from which the cells are formed, the scoring being shown in broken lines; llig. 2 1s a perspective view of the blank, folded and about to be assembled in the container or tray, certain parts being broken away or turned down for the sake of clearness; ig. 3 1s a perspective view of the completed box, certain parts being broken away for the sake ofclearness; lFig. l is a fragmentary perspectiveview of -a portion of the blank showing the method of folding the same, and lfig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 5-5 in liig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows, and it will be understood that for the sake of clearness, the thickness of certain of the parts has been somewhat exaggerated in the several views. .liike numerals are employed to designate the same parts in the various views.

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llllll In' manufacturing the box, a blank, illus* v trated in Fig. 1, is cut from a sheet of suitand,if the latter, as shown in the drawings, 15

is to contain six individual cells or compartments, a similar number of portions 2,

.2 are formed in the blank. The portions 2 are connected by intermediate portions or Webs 3, 3 which are longitudinally scored in the middle, and likewise the portions 2 are connected by webs 4, 4 similarly scored.

The parts 2, 2 are also connected by webs 5 suitably longitudinally scored equidistantly from the portions 2, 2. v

It will be observed that the various parts of the blank hitherto referred to lie within a rectangle A B C D, and projecting beyond this rectangle are a plurality of flaps which, when the blank is assembled in the containing tray, are adapted to lie against the side and end walls thereof and to form one or more of the walls of eachl of the individual cells. For convenience, those flaps lying along the sides of the rectangle may be designated as 6, and 6', while those lying along the ends thereof may be designated as T, and 7. It will be further noted that each of these flaps vis connected with its adjacent portion 2, 2, as the case may be, and is defined therefrom by one of the scored lines to enable the flap to be readily bent at right angles thereto. n

Each of the webs 3, 3', 4 and 4 is provided at its inner end with a pair of inwardly directed, preferably substantially triangular tabs 10, and in like manner the flaps 7', 7 are each provided with a single similar tab 11. Additionally, the outermost of the flaps 6, 6, that is, the flaps nearest the ends of the rectangle, are provided on their inner ends with similar tabs 12, while the flaps 6, 6 adjacent the center of the rectangle are provided at each end with similar tabs designated as 13.

It will be observed that in the completed blank just described, each of the various parts, to wit, the portions 2,-. 2', the webs, the several flaps and the several tabs, are each defined from the adjacent portions of the blank by a scored line which enables the various parts to be readily bent into angular relation with their adjacent parts during the folding operation which is performed on the blank preparatory to assembling it in f the containing holder or tray.

The blank when folded, as hereinafter described, is adapted to be contained in a. tray or container 15, best shown in Fig. 2, which may be formed of cardboard in any suitable manner, as will be readily understood b v those familiar with the art. The form of tray illustrated in the drawing comprises a body 16, side walls 17 and end walls 1S formed integral with the bottom and maintained in vertical relation with respect thereto by small stays 19 glued in position on the exterior of the side and end walls and at the corners of the tray. However, the particular construction of the tray forms no part of the present invention and it may therefore be manufactured in any other suitable or convenient manner if desired.

After the blank has been cut and creased and the tray formed as hereinbefore dcscribed, the blank is folded along the scored lines in such manner that each web will form a wall or partition of double thickness in substantially vertical relation with the parts 2, 2, which operation, it will be observed, requires that the various portions 2, 2 be moved in two directions substantially normal to each other. At the same time the various tabs 10 are bent substantially at right angles to the several parts to which they are attached and tucked between the adjacent portions of the webs, as best shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The various flaps G, 6', 7, 7 are now bent up to a vertical position and the tabs 11 bent at right angles to their adjacent flaps and tucked between the vertically positioned portions of the webs and the tabs12 and 13 bent at right angles to 'the flaps 6, 6 and similarly tucked between them, as clearly shown in Cig.' 2.

The blank is now in condition to be assembled in the tray or holder 15, in which it' may be secured, if desired, by a suitable adhesive, andl for the purpose'of giving a neat finish to the edges of the walls of the tray and adjacent flaps of the blank, a strip of paper 2() may be pasted over the edges and arranged to extend downwardly for a short distance over the exterior of the tray walls and the interiorl of the flaps, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. A strip or covering 21 of paper or other suitable material is now pasted entirely around the exterior of the tray and arranged to extend for a short distance over the bottom thereof, also as best shown in F ig. ,3, the upper edge of the strip 21 preferably terminating a short distance below the upper edges of the walls of the tray.

In order to enhance the appearance of the finished box, it is frequently desirable to define the extremities of the walls of the individual compartments with a color contrasting with the body of the box, and in the manufacture of boxes of this general character as at present conducted, this result is 'lili till naatyri'l etllected by utilizing colored paper when covering the rough edges of the Walls of the individual cells as hitherto described.

ln my improved box, however, this result may be much more eid'ectively and cheaply accomplished by4 printing on the blank, either'before or after the cutting and scoring operation, and before the blank is folded, suitable bands 2li of a contrasting color, these bands being so positioned that when the blank is foldedand assembled in the tray, they will lie along the folds formed in the several Webs connecting the portions 2, 2 and extend downwardly for a short distance on the Webs, thereby imparting a neat and attractive finish to the completed box, especially if the printed bands are arranged of such Width that they Will harmonize with the strip 20, as shown in lfig. Si. l

lt will be understood that While l have herein illustrated and described one form of my invention and comprising' a box having six cells or compartments, ll do not thereby desire or intend to limit myself specifically thereto, as by'suitable modifications of the blank the box may be formed with any desired number of cells or compartments as may be required. Furthermore, while l have illustrated and described a preferred method of constructing the boX, other methods suitable for that purpose may be adopted ifdesired, and various changes and modifications made in the several parts when required tol adapt the invention to various conditions encountered. in practice and for other purposes, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as defined inthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, l claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States:

l. il device of the class described, comprisinga container and a single blank dis-` posed in the container and folded to form a plurality of vertically positioned, integral, relatively angularly disposed walls operative to divide the container into a plurality of separate rectangular compartments, the ivalls and bottom of each of said compartments being completely formed by said blank.

El. il device of the class described, comprising a container having a bottom and side and end walls, and a single blank disposed Within the container and folded so as to provide a plurality of portions lying parallel with the bottom of said container and ay plurality of vertically extending integral, relatively angularly disposed Walls" separating said portions and forming a plurality of cells Within said container each having its side Walls and bottom Wholly formed by said blank. j A

3. .fl device of the class described, cornprising a container having a bottom and side and end Walls, and a single blank positioned within said container and folded so as to present a plurality of separate rectangular portions lying parallel with the bottom of said container and a plurality of vertically extending portions integral therewith and adjoining said rectangular portions on all sides, some of said vertically extending portions forming Walls extending in different' directions and servingto divide the interior of said container into a plurality of cells, and others of said portions lying adjacent the side and end walls of said container.

- t. ln a device of the 'class described, a container having abottom and side and end Walls, and a single blank assembled in said container, said blank being creased and cut to provide a plurality of separate imperforate rectangular portions, webs connecting said portions, and a plurality of flaps adjacent said rectangular portions, said blank being folded so that said Webs` will form vertically extending partitions Within said container extending in opposite directions to divide said container into a plurality of separate cells and said flaps will lie adjacent the side and end Walls ofsaid container and parallel thereto. l

5. ln a device of the class described, a

l container having a bottom and side and end Walls, and a single blank cut and scored to form a plurality of separate portions adapted to rest on the bottom of said container and a plurality of other portions adapted to be bent at right angles to said first mentioned portions to form walls extending in opposite directions operative to divide said container into a plurality of separate cells, said last mentioned portions joining said first mentioned portions along each of the edges of the first mentioned portions..

G. A blank for forming a multiple cell box, said blank being cut and scored to define a plurality of independent rectangular portions, said portionsv being united and bounded by Webs adapted to be bent upwardly 'with respect thereto to, form verticalk partitions extending in two opposed directions, certain -v of said webs having projecting tabs adapted to engage the Webs positioned at right angles to said first mentioned webs when said blank is folded. y

7. ln a .multiple cell box, a single blank cut and scored to define a plurality of independent, spaced, rectangular portions, said` portions being united by webs adaptedto be bent vertically with respect thereto to form partitions of double thickness between said portions, tabs on certain of said Webs adapted to be engaged between the partitions formed by others of said webs and a plurality of flaps attached to said portions and adapted to be bent vertically thereto.

8. A device of the classdescribed come lill) prising :L container and a single blank dis; and a plurality of tabs formed in said blank posed in said container and folded so as to and adapted to engage between the sides of i0 provide a plurality of vertical partitions said partitions after said partitions are bent of double thickness extending in angularly to assume their vertical position.

disposed relation and dividing said* con- In witness whereof, I have hereunto set tainer into a plurality of cells, a plurality of my hand this 20th day of October, 19l9.

flaps of single thickness bounding said cells e on the sides remote from the partitions, MORRIS MAX SHAPIRO. 

